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Global change effects of air pollution on ecosystems. An analysis from pole to pole; Global-change effecten van luchtverontreiniging op ecosystemen. Een analyse van pool tot pool

Abstract

Atmospheric components of global change, such as increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition, increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and enhanced levels of UV-B radiation, may have profound effects on semi-natural ecosystems. in the industrialized world, ecosystem net primary productivity and biodiversity are most strongly influenced by the currently very high levels of atmospheric N deposition. More-over, there are strong feed-back mechanisms with the global carbon cycle. This implies that the role of ecosystems in the global carbon cycle should be analyzed and quantified more thoroughly. The effects of increased CO, concentrations and enhanced UV-B radiation on natural eco-systems are less profound. It has been found that the effects observed with agricultural crops can not be extrapolated to effects on species from (semi-) natural ecosystems. More-over, these global change factors cause a large number of indirect effects, which makes long-term predictions of these effects rather complicated. This implies that long-term studies are essential to quantify these effects and to be able to produce realistic long-term predictions about the global effects of the planned reduction scenarios for atmospheric CO2 concentrations and for restoration of the ozone layer. 15 refs.
Authors:
Aerts, R; Rozema, J [1] 
  1. Afdeling Systeemecologie, Faculteit der Biologie, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 1999
Product Type:
Journal Article
Reference Number:
SCA: 540220; PA: ECN-99:0E1256; EDB-99:066947; SN: 99002108016
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Lucht; Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1999
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; GLOBAL ASPECTS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ECOSYSTEMS; CARBON CYCLE; NITROGEN CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION; OZONE LAYER; EXPOSURE CHAMBERS; WETLANDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
OSTI ID:
353071
Country of Origin:
Netherlands
Language:
Dutch
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: LUCTES; ISSN 0925-9953; TRN: NL99E1256
Submitting Site:
ECN
Size:
pp. 35-38
Announcement Date:
Jul 26, 1999

Citation Formats

Aerts, R, and Rozema, J. Global change effects of air pollution on ecosystems. An analysis from pole to pole; Global-change effecten van luchtverontreiniging op ecosystemen. Een analyse van pool tot pool. Netherlands: N. p., 1999. Web.
Aerts, R, & Rozema, J. Global change effects of air pollution on ecosystems. An analysis from pole to pole; Global-change effecten van luchtverontreiniging op ecosystemen. Een analyse van pool tot pool. Netherlands.
Aerts, R, and Rozema, J. 1999. "Global change effects of air pollution on ecosystems. An analysis from pole to pole; Global-change effecten van luchtverontreiniging op ecosystemen. Een analyse van pool tot pool." Netherlands.
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title = {Global change effects of air pollution on ecosystems. An analysis from pole to pole; Global-change effecten van luchtverontreiniging op ecosystemen. Een analyse van pool tot pool}
author = {Aerts, R, and Rozema, J}
abstractNote = {Atmospheric components of global change, such as increased atmospheric nitrogen deposition, increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and enhanced levels of UV-B radiation, may have profound effects on semi-natural ecosystems. in the industrialized world, ecosystem net primary productivity and biodiversity are most strongly influenced by the currently very high levels of atmospheric N deposition. More-over, there are strong feed-back mechanisms with the global carbon cycle. This implies that the role of ecosystems in the global carbon cycle should be analyzed and quantified more thoroughly. The effects of increased CO, concentrations and enhanced UV-B radiation on natural eco-systems are less profound. It has been found that the effects observed with agricultural crops can not be extrapolated to effects on species from (semi-) natural ecosystems. More-over, these global change factors cause a large number of indirect effects, which makes long-term predictions of these effects rather complicated. This implies that long-term studies are essential to quantify these effects and to be able to produce realistic long-term predictions about the global effects of the planned reduction scenarios for atmospheric CO2 concentrations and for restoration of the ozone layer. 15 refs.}
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